That makes a lot of sense to me.
I think turbines for cars got a raw deal. Some background here.
One writer on this site implies that the turbine car died when Chrysler took the government bailout. Admittedly, I've heard this nowhere else.
IMO, ceramic technology and just a fraction of the technology that's gone into making modern aircraft engines work spectacularly would result in automotive turbines that kicked ass.
If you're talking about one that runs a generator on a hybrid, i.e. running at a constant speed (which turbine engines love!), what's not to like?